February, 2025

February, 2025

Inside the Stream: Surprises Revealed By Netflix’s Engagement Report
On this week’s Inside the Stream Colin and I dig into Netflix’s first engagement report, released earlier this week. The report details what subscribers watched during the January-June 2023 peri...

Inside the Stream: SVOD Bundling, Peacock Hits 30M, WBD’s FASTs, Hulu’s Disney+ Tile
On this week’s Inside the Stream Colin and I first discuss the trend toward SVOD services being bundled with one another. We agree the approach makes sense to cut churn and increase the lifetime v...

Inside the Stream: Charter-Disney, Eluvio, Gracenote for FASTs, Hulu Ownership
Charter and Disney settled their dispute and on this week’s podcast we discuss the outcome. Last week we discussed the broader implications of the impasse. Colin is on his way to IBC in Amsterdam ...

Inside the Stream: Charter-Disney Dispute Breaking the Big TV Bundle
Blackouts have been commonplace in the pay-TV industry when operators and TV network owners are unable to come to terms on renewal terms. While the current dispute between Charter and Disney include...

Inside the Stream: Broadcasters’ SVODs Struggle, But Their FASTs Flourish
This week on Inside the Stream, Colin and I discuss Comscore’s 7th annual State of Streaming report, which was just released. For CTV homes, Netflix leads with 74% reach, followed by YouTube, with...

Inside the Stream: Why FASTs Aren’t Cable TV 2.0
Colin has attended a couple conferences recently where some industry colleagues have likened FASTs to “cable TV 2.0.” On today’s podcast we discuss the distinct differences between FASTs and t...

Inside the Stream: 5 Key Takeaways from the VideoNuze’s Fourth Annual CTV Advertising Summit virtual
Yesterday was VideoNuze’s fourth annual Connected TV Advertising Summit virtual, featuring 27 senior executives on 6 sessions across the afternoon. Hundreds of industry colleagues attended, hearin...

Inside the Stream: What are the Consequences of SVOD Library Cuts?
Some big SVOD services are cutting content from their libraries, including certain originals. Most prominently, Disney recently said it’s taking a $1.5-$1.8 billion impairment charge related to co...

Nebraska enforces new crypto ATM law to prevent fraud, requiring sufficient warning disclosures
Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed a new bill into law to combat crypto ATM fraud, aiming to 'build Nebraska into a cryptocurrency leader.'...

Bankrbot ends Grok’s unintentional token creation spree by disabling interactions on X
The developers of the AI-based memecoin issuance tool Bankrbot have recalibrated the system to stop responding to Grok's commands....

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